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- DictionaryNe·ces·si·ty/nəˈsesədē/
noun
- 1. the fact of being required or indispensable: "the necessity of providing parental guidance should be apparent"
- 2. an indispensable thing: "a good book is a necessity when traveling"
1. : the quality or state of being necessary. He questioned the necessity for the change. 2. a. : pressure of circumstance. The plane was compelled by necessity to change its course. b. : physical or moral compulsion.
the state or fact of being necessary or inevitable: to face the necessity of testifying in court. an unavoidable need or compulsion to do something: not by choice but by necessity. a state of being in financial need; poverty: a family in dire necessity. Synonyms: want, indigence, neediness.
something that you need, especially in order to live: We brought only the bare necessities with us. He regarded music as one of life's necessities. Fewer examples. Eating is a biological necessity! I took the job out of necessity because we had no money left. With a courage born of necessity, she seized the gun and ran at him.
A necessity is something that you must have in order to complete a task. When used in the plural, necessities are items required for a situation but nothing extra. You probably only bring the bare necessities to a sleepover — pajamas and a toothbrush.
Synonyms for NECESSITY: requirement, must, necessary, need, essential, requisite, demand, needful; Antonyms of NECESSITY: surplus, luxury, comfort, extra, extravagance, indulgence, nonnecessity, nonessential.
necessity is the mother of invention. (saying) a difficult new problem forces people to think of a solution to it. Definition of necessity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. something necessary or indispensable. food, shelter, and other necessities of life. 2. the fact of being necessary or indispensable; indispensability. the necessity of adequate housing. 3. an imperative requirement or need for something. the necessity for a quick decision.
necessity. noun. /nəˈsɛsət̮i/. [uncountable] the fact that something must happen or be done; the need for something necessity (for something) We recognize the necessity for a written agreement. necessity (of something/of doing something) We were discussing the necessity of employing more staff. necessity (for somebody) to do something ...
necessity noun (SOMETHING NEEDED) something you need: Most people seem to consider a car a necessity, not a luxury. (Definition of necessity from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Necessity Definition. Anything that is inevitable, unavoidable, etc. as a result of natural law; that which is necessary in natural sequence. The power of natural law that cannot be other than it is; natural causation; physical compulsion placed on man by nature; fate.
